Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1997–98
 
  Pakistan India
Dates 28 September – 2 October 1997
Captains Saeed Anwar Sachin Tendulkar
One Day International series
Results Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Ijaz Ahmed (192) Ajay Jadeja (125)
Most wickets Waqar Younis (6)
Aaqib Javed (6)		 Nilesh Kulkarni (6)

The Indian cricket team toured Pakistan from 28 September to 2 October 1997 to play three One Day Internationals as part of the Wills Challenge Series.[1] The tournament was staged to commemorate the 50 years of Pakistan's independence.[2] Pakistan won the series 2–1.

Squads

 Pakistan[3]  India[4]

Pakistan announced a 14-member squad for the series on 25 September. Captain Ramiz Raja, Salim Malik and Mohammad Akram were dropped; pacer Waqar Younis was included in the squad along with batsmen Mohammad Wasim and Saleem Elahi. Saeed Anwar was appointed captain of the side and Moin Khan his deputy.[5]

Match results

1st ODI

28 September
Scorecard
India 
170 (49 overs)
v
 Pakistan
171/5 (44.3 overs)
Rahul Dravid 50 (81)
Aaqib Javed 4/29 (8 overs)
Shahid Afridi 45 (60)
Nilesh Kulkarni 3/27 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 5 wickets
Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Said Shah (Pak) and Saleem Badar (Pak)
Player of the match: Aaqib Javed (Pak)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd ODI

30 September
Scorecard
Pakistan 
265/4 (47.2 overs)
v
 India
266/6 (46.3 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 74* (92)
Rajesh Chauhan 2/48 (10 overs)
Sourav Ganguly 89 (96)
Waqar Younis 2/36 (9 overs)
India won by 4 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Mohammad Aslam (Pak) and Saleem Badar (Pak)
Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly (Ind)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Crowd disturbance involving stone-throwing three times during Pakistan's innings led to closure of innings after 47.2 overs, and India were set a target of 266 in 47 overs. A total of 19 minutes of play was lost due to the disturbance.[6]

3rd ODI

2 October (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
216 (49.2 overs)
v
 Pakistan
219/1 (26.2 overs)
Ajay Jadeja 76 (109)
Azhar Mahmood 3/34 (9 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 139* (84)
Nilesh Kulkarni 1/57 (8 overs)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and Mohammad Nazir (Pak)
Player of the match: Ijaz Ahmed (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shahid Afridi (Pak) passed 1,000 runs in ODIs.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Tournament Fixtures
  2. ↑ Wills challenge series
  3. ↑ "Pakistan Squad". Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Indian Squad Sep-Oct 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Saeed given captaincy; Ramiz, Salim dropped from 14-man side". Dawn. ESPNcricinfo. 26 September 1997. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "2nd ODI: India v Pakistan, Match Report". Dawn. ESPNcricinfo. 30 September 1997. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Wills Challenge 1997/98 (3rd ODI)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2018.


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